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Stellatochara prolata
Stellatochara prolata R.E. Peck, Eyer J. Paleontol., 37(4): 842. 30 Jul 1963
- Name
- Stellatochara prolata
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Stellatochara
- Authors (Pub.)
- Peck R. E.
Eyer J. A.
- Publication
- Pennsylvanian, Permian, and Triassic Charophyta of North America [1963/7]
- Journal
- Journal of Paleontology
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 4
- Page number
- 842
- Year
- 1963
- Parent Taxon
- [Genus] Stellatochara
- Fossil Status
- gyrogonites
- Stratigraphy
- Lower Triassic
- Location
- Quarry in Upper Moenkopi, Cameron, Arizona
- Paleoregion
- America (North)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA
- Repository Number
- 31027-19
- Diagnosis
- Small gyrogonites ranging in shape from prolate subovoidal to prolate subobovoidal with fairly small truncate summits. The pentagonal apical opening is 28μ-42μ in diameter. The pentagonal to rounded basal pore is 21μ-28μ in diameter. There are 6-9 convolutions visible in lateral view. The spirals end without inflation or contraction.
